How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas and Other Difficult People

by Alan Willett

Leading the Unleadable reveals a core truth: most people actually want to contribute results, not cause headaches. Every manager has "problem people." What sets great managers apart is how they turn them into productive team players.

A Manifesto for the Workplace

Making Good And Bad Times Work For You - At Work And In Life

by Spencer Johnson, M.D.

A Soundview Featured Book ReviewFrom the author of the best-selling blockbuster Who Moved My Cheese? comes a book that helps executives gain better balance between the office and the home front. Told in the popular business fable format, this book takes readers on a journey through the metaphoric peaks and valleys that make up life in today's hectic business climate.

A Quest for Purpose in the Modern World

by Charles Handy

This talented (and wealthy) author urges you to look beyond wealth for your satisfactions. Know when you have enough money, he advises, then turn to leaving something for the world behind you. All of us, even Bill Gates, can discover something about values from this.